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Bands that are on a Higher Plane
- Thread starter swamppirate
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Scuzzer
Fixed Bias
ABBA?
That belongs in the "Bands that missed the plane" thread.
loopstick
Lunatic Member
Jerryfan
AK Member
They're not the best at what they do...they're the only ones who do what they do
-Bill Graham
cubdog
banging through drywall
I'm going to try to answer this in the spirit of the original post and not just list a few of my favorite bands although there will be some crossover.
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Who
Led Zeppelin
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendricks
Buffalo Springfield
The Byrds
Beach Boys
BB King
Allman Brothers Band
Santana
Grateful Dead
Frank Zappa
Wilco
Of course my list reflects my age group and the fact that after the seventies I mostly listened to jazz. I'm not going to combine the two genres although if I did I would add Miles Davis and Weather Report to my list.
cubdog
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Who
Led Zeppelin
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendricks
Buffalo Springfield
The Byrds
Beach Boys
BB King
Allman Brothers Band
Santana
Grateful Dead
Frank Zappa
Wilco
Of course my list reflects my age group and the fact that after the seventies I mostly listened to jazz. I'm not going to combine the two genres although if I did I would add Miles Davis and Weather Report to my list.
cubdog
daza152
Super Member
Agree with early Bowie, early Costello, the Who, Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, Doors and Stones (up to a point). You could make a case for:
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Kinks
Emmylou Harris
and
Jeff Beck, who seems to take it to a higher plane with nearly every new release.
Heck, I'd even add Green Day to the list.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Kinks
Emmylou Harris
and
Jeff Beck, who seems to take it to a higher plane with nearly every new release.
Heck, I'd even add Green Day to the list.
eljr
Koyaanisqatsi
I was reading this post and thinking finally someone had got it about right. Then I noticed it was you. Somehow I was not surprised.
daza152
Super Member
Man what am I missing out on with The Grateful Dead? I have heard if them but dont know any of their music, does it get radio play? Otherwise I missed the plane too.
tomlinmgt
Lunatic Member
When I stopped to address the OP's request I tried to think of contemporary bands (as it's hard to be a stand out when all the trails have seemingly been blazed already) who stand out among their musical peers in terms of style, talent and creative prowess. One band immediately comes to mind and a few have mentioned them already.
TOOL
No one sounds like them, no one plays like them, no one conveys like them. Truly unique, truly magnificent, unquestionably off the charts.
TOOL
No one sounds like them, no one plays like them, no one conveys like them. Truly unique, truly magnificent, unquestionably off the charts.
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mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
I love the Dead... but they are a very acquired taste. One either gets the Dead... or one doesn't. They're pretty terrible from the perspective of those who don't get them.
I cannot really rank 'em as "extra-planar" in the context of this thread.
I cannot really rank 'em as "extra-planar" in the context of this thread.
Judging from the responses thus far, it's pretty clear to me that the definition for 'higher plane' can be interpreted in many ways.
If I go by your definition, then my definition would be 'None'.
So far, I've enjoyed everyone's responses and their justifications for their responses.
Play on.
Scuzzer
Fixed Bias
I don't. I understand why people really like them but to me it sounds like pointless noodling going nowhere in a hurry. I guess I wasn't born with the Dead gene. I've got a camping/mountain biking buddy and when we head out for a weekend all he used to want to play was jam bands. He'd play a Dead or String Cheese type show to drive me nuts and then I'd play a King Crimson show to drive him nuts.
Eventually he decided he liked jazz so we called a truce and play craploads of that now.
Seriously? And I am serious when I ask you because I would assume it was sarcasm coming from most of the guys here.
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
Sloppy, pointless noodling ;-)
tomlinmgt
Lunatic Member
I got into the Dead there for a while...back in my early 20's (this would've been the early 90's) and managed to catch a handful of shows before Jerry's passing (Vegas three times and Chicago once with the Chicago show being one of his last). I liked most all the songs and was charmed by the writing and its purely Americana tilt, but when it came to musicianship their inconsistency eventually drove me away. Now, I loved the Jerry Garcia Band because he had players who could really play...as in were "on" for practically every performance...and Jerry seemed to have way more good moments than bad when with his band compared to when he was playing with the Dead. But it didn't take me long to notice that when I'd go to Dead shows or listen to one of the dozens upon dozens of tapes one of my Deadhead friends would heap upon me more often than not the band wasn't gelling or tight. The nights when they gelled or were tight were those magical episodes all the devotees waited anxiously for....and once it happened it was deemed "one of the good ones" and all the tapers rejoiced. You know, truth be told for all the shows I attended the opening bands always demonstrated better musical chops and sheer, consistent proficiency than the Dead (Traffic, Sting, Dave Mathews Band before they broke). I mean, don't get me wrong...there was talent in the ranks of the Dead, you just didn't know if they were going to prove it from one show to the next. And I always marveled at how two drummers with such little groove (entire rhythm section, actually) could get so many moving like they did. Had to be the drugs. Great memories from those shows, though. But it was the experience of a shows that stand out in my memory...not the performances.
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